Recorded 2003-05 Release date 23 August 2005 | Length 40:33 Label Nine Yards Records | |
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Released August 23, 2005August 7, 2007 (re-release) Similar Drake Bell albums, Pop rock albums | ||
Drake bell found a way
Telegraph is the debut album by singer-songwriter Drake Bell. It was recorded by Bell and producer Michael Corcoran, as well as a few friends in a simple home studio using a Digidesign Digi 002. The following record, It's Only Time was recorded at the time in a newly built studio, The Backhouse.
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The album was released on August 23, 2005 and was issued by Backhouse Mike's label Backhouse Records and the now defunct label Nine Yards Records. Being an independently released production, it ran out of print, and was subsequently re-released on August 7, 2007.
Critical reception
Telegraph received critical acclaim for its darker tone and Bell's songwriting. All of musical tracks on the album were written by Bell at around 14, 15, entirely on his own, with the exception of "Highway to Nowhere". Bell was around 19 when the album was recorded. Some of the songs were performed on the TV show Bell starred in, "Drake & Josh"
AllMusic wrote in its review of the album,"He specializes in upbeat, McCartneyesque ditties fleshed out with enchanting harmony vocals and big, wet production."
A writer for Ultimate Guitar Archive praised Bell's vocals on the album, writing "his voice is pleasantly raspy and there's always a sense of unapologetic know-how in his delivery, without the bratty pseudo-punk attitude that litters many a radio station".
Additional song information
Personnel
As listed on Drake Bell's official website.
Songs
1Intro0:27
2Found a Way3:01
3Circles4:06